Tommy Hughes vs. Matt Strahm — Career Comparison

Tommy Hughes
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Strahm
MillenialNorth DakotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Tommy Hughes built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Strahm as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Strahm posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.127 compared to 3.92 and 1.462 for Tommy Hughes. By the career numbers, Matt Strahm had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Hughes and Matt Strahm

Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.88
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.14
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.41
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.73
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.66
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.41
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
3.92
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.36
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2064
27
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
698
9.13
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
7.32
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.43
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.08
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
4.03
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.61
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
2.89
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
10.13
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2991
39.13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2130
37.06
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.04
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
4.64
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.64
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2678
35.03
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.32
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Tommy Hughes and Matt Strahm

Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
6.87
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1552
27
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517.1
9
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.64
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.17
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.08
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.31
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.54
92.54
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.257
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.157
0.157
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Hughes and Matt Strahm

Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
152
389.74
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
6788.57
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
546.15
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
64.1
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
58.97
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.42
8.78
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.26
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
69.23
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
82.05
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
23.08
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
12.82
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
35.9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.93
-7.51
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
37.22
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
15.38
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
161.54
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
274.29
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.71
3.71
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
2.19
2.19
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Tommy Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
35.9
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.69
Matt Strahm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Strahm
Career
Per 600 PA